SMA Newsletter

April 2016
Upcoming Tournaments Relay for Life
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Newsletter Contents

This Month

Studio News, Tournaments 4

Meet Your Instructors

Curriculum Schedule

Relay For Life

Puzzles & Activities

Mr. Hursts Field Trips

Student of the Month 9

Contact Us

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Kai Dennis

Have Feedback?
Please share your thoughts with
us! Review a specific class, tell us
what we can improve, or share new
ideas.
Just look for the gray mailbox!

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Studio closed on any highlighted days

Important Dates

Apr 30-May 1 Relay For Life

*There are no other upcoming events

at this time.

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Tournament
Schedule
Santa Cruz Open
Santa Cruz, Mar 5

American Open
Hayward, Mar 26

RI

Tiger Claw Open

San Jose, May 21

(fire)

Bay Area Open

Los Altos, Sep 3

Tae Geuk 3: Sam Jang

Silicon Valley Open

San Jose, Sep 24

Ri, the symbol for the third Tae Geuk form, means fire,
sun and light. Literally, the sun contains immense
energy, and has great intensitya key component of TKD
practice. Metaphorically, fire represents the passion of a
martial artist at this advanced beginner stage. There are
block/punch and block/kick combinations that require
bursts of energy and coordination as defense becomes
counter-attack.

Teaching Schedule
M

Th

Sat

Torres
Brant
Agcaoili
Fusillo

Torres
Agcaoili
Fusillo

Hurst
Brant
Sanchez
Fusillo

Hurst
Agcaoili
Fusillo

Azevedo
Agcaoili
Brant
Sanchez

Hurst/Torres
Agcaoili
Fusillo
*subject to change

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Meet Your
Instructors

Stripe
tests

Mr. Torres certified 4th Dan Black Belt.

Each month we focus on a

new stripe, and during the
last week of each month we
hold stripe testing!
Jan - Kicks
Feb - Forms
Mar - One Steps
If you miss a stripe test, see
an instructor for a make up.

Mr. Torres started his martial arts

training over 15 years ago while
attending UC Santa Cruz. At the time,
Tae Kwon Do was offered as part of
the Universitys PE program by a local
Tae Kwon Do Master that had his
own private dojang in the city.
Discovering this information, Mr.
Torres jumped on the opportunity
straight away! This was the beginning
of new way of life which opened
many opportunities, such as, training
in Aikido, at UC Berkeleys TKD
program, and eventually joining Silva
Tae kwon Do over 10 years ago.
When the moment arrived to
attend graduate school at San Jose
State University, Master Silva was the
only Master in the area...
(Continued Next Page)

Thursdays

Beginner & Intermediate Classes

Red/Black Belts

7-Apr

Kick Intro & 1st Half of Forms

Block Review & Self Defense

14-Apr

Kicks & Forms Stances

Odd Forms & Black Belt Forms

21-Apr

Kick Combinations

Even Forms & One Steps 1-14

28-Apr

Kick Stripe Test & Full Forms

Take Downs, Falls, Sweeps One Steps 15-20

5-May

Forms Blocks And Combinations

Kick Combinations & One Steps Pt 2

12-May

Forms & Kick Review

Block Review & Self Defense

19-May

Forms & One Step Intro

Odd Forms & Black Belt Forms

26-May

Forms Stripe Test & One Steps

Even Forms & One Steps 1-14

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This Month
Relay for Life

Apr 30th to May 1st

Photos Events News

Every year Team SMA participates in Relay for

Life. This event helps raise much needed funds &
awareness to save lives from cancer.
Help

us

reach

our

goal

of

$1,000

by

volunteering, walking laps, and donating! Our team

page will be up soon search Team SMA.
10 AM Saturday

10 AM Sunday

Like our Facebook today,

and youll stay up to date
with our studios events,
connect with classmates,
and find out about special
deals!

Facebook.com/
TeamSMA

Townsend Field (1111 Bellomy St, Santa Clara)

*BBC will meet at the Field (no classes cancelled)

Meet Your Instructors

(continued from previous page)

...that was happy and willing to work with Mr. Torres work and school schedule so he
could continue training. Soon after joining Silva Tae Kwon Do, Mr. Torres began assisting
and teaching classes as a red belt. The rest is history, and a future in the making, with
Silva Martial Arts as a permanent home for Mr. Torres.
Mr. Torres holds a fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a brown belt in
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; a martial art that he trains in three days a week that focuses on
grappling and ground self-defense techniques, and which he teaches to SMA advance
belts. Mr. Torres enjoys teaching and seeing the progress that SMA students make over
time and sometimes in front of his eyes! When Mr. Torres is not at the studio during his
normal teaching hours, he is traveling the world on behalf of a company that he helped
start several years ago.
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Adventure Kids
ADVENTURE KIDS

Join
Awesome
Events

Exciting Events in April

After School (WO Elementary)
Tue Rock Climbing Wed Field Trips Thu Tae Kwon Do
Weekend Events (Open to All)
Indoor Rock Climbing (1-5 PM)

Sun April 24th

Kids Night Out (4-8 PM)

Sat

RSVP

April 30th

More Information

The Science Factory

Spring Break Science Camp

(April 11-15)

The Science Factory is at it again, with a brand new

camp scheduled exclusively for Spring Break! TSFs camp
program is listed under 10 Best Summer Camps in Santa
Clara according to Yelp, coming in at #3.
Their Spring Break Camp this year is dubbed Sampler
Pack, because it is a variety of the different science
subjects that are offered in the summer.
This Spring, explore a variety of subjects from the life,
earth, and physical sciences.

Enjoy break with fun

experiments, and get your feet wet for our summer camps!
RSVP
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More Information

Do you know the Korean word

for chest gear?

siheld

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tornuaemnt

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glod mdeal

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otsudie bkloc

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ANSWER: _ _ _ _

Belt Stripes

(Use the letters in the red circles!)

April Tip

Earth Day Coloring

You might already know that

in order to test, you will
need three stripes: green,
red, and yellow. Do you
know why we use the stripe
system?
Stripes are like a checklist
for you and your instructor.
They signal that you can
show your techniques
correctly.
Remember not to stress
about whether you have
stripes. Instead, try your
best in all your classes, and
remember that the stripes
will come when you are
ready!
-Mr. Hurst

Earth Day is a day for us to think about how we

are impacting the earth with our decisions like
recycling, and protecting the rain forests! You
can celebrate by finding a fun nature picture (like
above) to color in!

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Student of
the Month

Kai Dennis

Make your way through April. Literally!

Kai Dennis was chosen

this month by SMAs staff
members for his awesome
positive attitude, as well
as his energetic spirit. Kai
is an excellent role model
for
other
students,
because hes always ready
to give it his best.

For content submission, advertising, questions & comments,

Please contact us:
torres@silvamartialarts.com hurst@silvamartialarts.com

Newsletter written monthly by: Brian Hurst

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